Wednesday, May 20, 2015

SERIOUSLY SPEAKING - HONORING EACH DAY

What does it mean to
honor the day?

Certainly, not
pretending to be happy if you're not. Actually,
not pretending at all!

But rather, finding something that allows you to close your
eyes at the end of the day with a sense of satisfaction; a feeling that you
were able to suck the juice that was available, and come away richer for it.

Maybe you learned
something about yourself you really like - or maybe you banged into a corner of
your being that needs some fixing - no matter - as long as you tuned into that something - in you, or in the world
around you - it was a good day!

DANCE WITH IT! EXPERIENTIAL APPS

An opportunity to
experiment with some fun ideas...

RULE #1 TO GET THE
RICHNESS FROM EACH DAY: DROP
THE BULLY VOICE!

Coming at you from the
corners of the universe, that negative invitation to 'should' yourself to death
is a non-starter - the biggest waste of your moments!

When you hear it
coming:

"Why did you…!"

"You should have…!"

"Nobody will like
you if you…!"

PLUG YOUR EARS AND
PUSH BACK!

This is one time when
harsh words are acceptable:

"Back off!"

"Get lost!"

"Shut up!"

And the good old 3
year old standby of sticking out your tongue works too!

This voice, whether it
is external from friends, teachers, parents, or internal from our own minds -
is not helpful and always counter-productive.

"Carol's progress is steady. We feel she should practice control of her giggling." -4th Grade

Carol is a psychotherapist in private practice in New York City. She's been doing this forever - and still loves it! How many other jobs allow you to listen to fascinating stories and help solve problems? Oh, yeah, I guess she could have been a detective (can't shoot, hates sneaking around and besides, they can't tell people what to do - oh, right, she doesn't either...)

Seriously Speakingwhat she enjoys most about her work is being part of a process of transformation and learning.